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Cynthia Nixon is not the typical bride-to-be. Instead of picking flowers or venues for her wedding to Christine Marinoni, the Sex and the City actress is fighting for her right to get married in the first place.

Sex and the City has taken on a whole new meaning for Cynthia Nixon. The actress, who just won an Emmy for her role as Miranda Hobbes in the hit HBO comedy, is in a relationship with another woman, a source who works with Nixon told The Associated Press on Friday.